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Originally Posted by Platapus
A hero is a person who willingly risks his or her life in a cause they don't necessarily believe in. It falls under the auspice of a little something we call "duty".
And yes, it is difficult to understand.
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I had the same problem during my time... but found it easy to see through the political BS.
There was PW Botha waving his finger at us,
'Do Your Duty.. RSA Needs You.. Serve Your Country'
My thoughts were..
'You're out of your cotton picking mind .. Crunchie.
What !! run around the bush.. shooting and been shot at.. for what! - a non-winnable unjust situation.. when I could be at the beach surfing and chatting up hot chicks - this 'finger man's' crazy!!' 
But I had a slight problem.. I couldn't escape overseas like a lot did, as we had no contacts and no money to do that.. so I did the next best thing to get out the army - joined the airforce to study, which I did for 4 years.. qualified, then resigned.. honourably discharged straight into civvy life, with no more military commitments (perfect
).
Now we have similar situation as the US and UK, lying presidents, army sent to far away lands, CAR/Congo, to stop 'rebels'. But here the underlying cause is that our president's son is head of a few mining operations in CAR/Congo.. makes you think doesn't it. And the RSA gov were thinking of bringing in conscription for this
little adventure...
This time I can send my children overseas and we have contacts.. and are in the process
You see .. think a little bit, ask the wrong questions, and see through the governmental BS that you've been fed.
One thing I can say..
so far our media looks to be 'free'er' than the UK, USA media with regard to 'invasion reporting'... so I think we more nitty gritty stuff... stuff that hurts the government..which is good, after all 'somebody else' voted for them.
